“Nachalo” is the Twenty-first episode of season 8 of The Blacklist and the hundred and seventy-third overall.
Synopsis[]
Press Release[]
When Reddington takes Liz to the mysterious epicenter of his empire, their shared past reveals itself and long-buried secrets are divulged.
Number on The Blacklist[]
- N/A
Unanswered Questions[]
- How is the word ”Nachalo“ relevant to the episode?
- A: It translates to ”the beginning“ in Russian.
- Katarina Rostova
- The upside down American flag is a symbol of disrespect and distress. Both apply to the characters and their actions.
- When was Katarina recruited into the KGB? It appeared to be the 1980’s.
- Why did the real Red not report Katarina immediately? Military officers and spies are trained to avoid renegade and rogue investigations.
- When was the Cabal created?
- Why were there no photographs of Katarina? She was known to the KGB, CIA, and Cabal.
- Why was the skeleton of the real Red kept?
- Why was the real Red paid 40,000,000 dollars? Real spies are/were not paid that much. The amount could have been used as evidence that he was innocent.
- A: It's been stated that it was part of Katarina's framing of Red that she had planted the money on him.
- Q: Real spies and informants are not paid that much cash. The real Red could have stated that he was innocent since he had been overpaid.
- Where is Katarina?
- Elizabeth Keen
- Who was Liz speaking to in the Soviet bunker?
- Neville Townsend
- The tracking device did not appear to have a range of over 1,000 kilometers. (“Godwin Page”)
- Why did Townsend need an extraction team?
- Raymond Reddington
- Who is Red?
- Why did Red have no escape route at the bunker?
Slanders on the FBI and police[]
Trivia[]
Cast[]
Main star[]
- James Spader as Raymond Reddington
- Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen
- Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler
- Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai
- Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma
- Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper
- Laura Sohn as Alina Park
Guest star[]
- Reg Rogers as Neville Townsend
- Laila Robins as Tatiana Petrova
- Lotte Verbeek as young Katarina Rostova
- Brett Cullen as Ilya Koslov
- C.J. Wilson as younger Dominic Wilkinson
- Gabriel Mann as young Ilya Koslov
- David E. Harrison as Ivan Stepanov
- Ron Raines as Dominic Wilkinson
- Colin Bates as real Raymond Reddington
- Scott Turner Schofield as created Raymond Reddington
Co-star[]
- Susan Blommaert as Kathryn Nemec
- Adam Harper as young Constantin Rostov
- Lukas Hassel as Elias VanDyke
Gallery[]
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External Links[]
| Season 8 Episodes |
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| · Roanoke · Katarina Rostova: Conclusion · 16 Ounces · Elizabeth Keen · The Fribourg Confidence · The Wellstone Agency · Chemical Mary · Ogden Greeley · The Cyranoid · Dr. Laken Perillos · Captain Kidd · Rakitin · Anne · Misere · The Russian Knot · Nicholas Obenrader · Ivan Stepanov · The Protean · Balthazar ‘Bino’ Baker · Godwin Page · Nachalo · Konets · |